The farm financial situation is so severe, National Association of Wheat Growers Association Treasurer Nathan Keane believes there will be an attempt to secure more relief for farmers when Congress returns in January. “It is gonna be helpful to have this $12 billion bridge payment coming, $11 billion will go towards row crops and $1 billion will go to our specialty crops,” said Kaene. “The hurt that we’re facing right now is a larger impact than that amount, so there’s a possibility of, yeah, going back and another ask.” Rather than ad hoc assistance, Keane wants more opportunities in the marketplace. Keane spent the early part of this past week at a NAWG strategic planning session in Minneapolis. On Wednesday and Thursday, Kaene was in Grand Forks for the Prairie Grains Conference.
